SELECTORS NAME U18 SCORPIONS SQUAD

Country Kookaburras excitement machine John James has become the first player from Papua New Guinea to be chosen in the Australia Post Queensland U18 squad.

James, who has linked with the Zillmere Eagles, was included in a 33-man squad announced today by AFLQ Talent Manager Mark Browning and Scorpions coach Neville Miller.

He is one of four country players in the squad that will begin a hectic 2008 campaign with a match against TAC Cup side Oakleigh Chargers at the Gabba on 19 April.

It will lead into three matches in the NAB AFL division two championships in Melbourne on 7 May, 10 May and 14 May and, hopefully a place in the subsequent division one championships.

There are a six players from the Sunshine Coast, thought to be a Power record, including Gympie ruckman/key forward Lachlan Keeffe, who already is tied to AFL club Collingwood as a pre-listed 2009-2010 rookie.

Bevan and Haberfield are Queensland's representatives in the AFL/AIS U17 Academy squad that will leave this weekend for a tour of South Africa.

There are some prominent Queensland football names in the squad. Patrick Allan is the son of Brisbane Lions football manager Graeme 'Gubby' Allan and brother of ex-Lions player Marcus Allan, Elliott Duke and Alistair Nash are sons of ex-Morningside pair Michael Duke and Geoff Nash, and Rory Thompson is the son of ex-Southport full forward and Labrador coach Brett Thompson.

Also, Ben Weightman is the nephew of ex-Richmond AFL champion Dale Weightman and the son of Suncoast Power coach Kent Weightman.

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